Cuban Salsa Suelta - Havana, Cuba

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Clip of the Boogalu Productions DVD "Salsa Suelta Candela".

Salsa Suelta means "loose salsa" ...salsa danced without a partner. Have you seen those great step routines many salsa band members do on stage? The Cubans call it salsa suelta.

Similar to rueda de casino, salsa suelta is initiated when people want to party and dance together as a larger group. But instead of dancing in a circle as in rueda, salsa suelta is danced in lines.

With an emphasis on step routines combined with an imaginative variety of gestures and moves, salsa suelta is an easy going dance style that can be learned as you go. Because there is no partner involved it can be danced:
~ in mixed groups large and small
~ by yourself
~ when you want to break apart in regular salsa dancing
~ as a way to teach salsa steps and salsa choreographies

This DVD features Cuban style salsa suelta inspired from the dance culture of the barrios of Havana. The moves have evolved from a variety of Cuban dance traditions including rumba, orisha dance, son, cha cha cha, mambo, casino, plus the more modern influences of timba and hip hop.

The steps, routines, and changes are initiated by a leader who can direct the action using a variety of techniques including: - calling out the name of the moves - hand gestures - demonstrating with their body

Leaders repeat the steps and moves long enough for followers to catch on. Followers imitate what the leader is doing and change steps when the leader changes.

The Salsa Suelta Candela DVD has six sections:
1- Introduction
2- Salsa Suelta Performance
3- Salsa Suelta Basic Steps
4- Combination Moves Advanced
5- Dancing On and Off the Beat
6- Combination Moves Beginning

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[Chestozo]

Sera que alguen sabe el nombre del gruppo que toca esta musica? A mi me gusta mucho!!!

Does anybody know the name of the band that is performing the music?

[boogaluproductions]

The band and the tunes came together for this project only - all totally great.

[TheMrElambia]

en cuba los negros tiene el sabor,sin negros no hay sabor.

[3rdchica1stchoice]

I can't understand Spanish, I am Australian, so i don't know what the other comments are, but I love the way these Cubans move. I have been watching salsa dancing on you tube for a while(different salsa championships around the world), and finally i see some that i LOVE to watch. These Cubans on this video have true rhythm. And anyone else who wants to tell me otherwise - i don't care. I personally love to watch natural body rhythm over millions of twirls or spins

[anxiousnow]

I think the translation "suelta" to mean "loose" is incorrect. Suelta is better translated to mean "free" not loose. Loose in Spanish is "flojo" pronounced flo-ho. Logically it makes much more sense for the translation to mean free salsa because you are free from a partner. Loose just sends out the wrong message :p

[AfroMalaya]

Err hip hop took from africa (afro body movememts). These are afro cubans. Dont read your history backwards.

[IrinaUkr]

люблю кубу!!!!!!!

[animeworldchick]

wow que rico esta esto!!

[LaCriollaRoja]

en Cuba... Estados Unidos... to' el mundo :)

[Junior1luv]

OMG!!we got muisc in our blood.

[PauleValerie]

I love how lady in the pink moves!

[DanaeEuridice]

si ese saborr es eso sabor en al sangre